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Posted: 4/19/2024 3:24:36 PM EDT
.....is one of my favorite devices. I virtually never use lighter fluid (for grilling, anyway) anymore.
The Charcoal Chimney was invented in Corinth, MS - my dad's hometown - by a couple of guys who liked to grill and owned some manufacturing plants. They patented the device back in the 1960's. My dad knew the guys who invented the thing - of course, he was just a kid and they were adults at the time. https://patents.google.com/patent/US3116704A/en A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved charcoal igniting device which is relatively simple in construction, which is easy to use, and which assures positvie ignition of charcoal so as to elevate the charcoal to the proper temperature for continued ignition thereof in a charcoal burner of the barbecue type. A further object of the invention is to provide an improved charcoal ignition device which can be employed with a conventional charcoal burner, the device being relatively inexpensive to fabricate, being durable in construction, and providing a means for igniting charcoal in a relatively short period of time without requiring the use of special starting liquids or other material, other than relatively inexpensive and inflammable material, such as newspaper, or the like. A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved starting device for use with a conventional charcoal burner of the barbecue type, the device being provided with means for supporting a quantity of charcoal in a position such that the charcoal may be easily ignited, for example, by means of burning newspaper, or similar cheap combustible material placed therein, the starting device being provided with means for depositing the burning charcoal into the charcoal burner in a simple and safe manner, and being arranged so that the starting device can be easily removed after it has performed its intended function. |
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The Chimney is awesome. Great simple tool. It’s all I use these days.
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It is the only way to start charcoal , unless you wanna pull out the weed torch
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I will use mine until I can no longer find a newspaper to light it with.
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I gather hickory and oak sticks up and break them into finger length pieces and those go in first and then charcoal on top. This helps get my charcoal up to temp quick.
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We made them from 1-gallon cans. Remove the bottom, punch a few holes around the bottom, put kindling in the bottom, charcoal on top. It could be re-used numerous times.
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Quoted: I will use mine until I can no longer find a newspaper to light it with. View Quote Use the sideburner on your gas grill. Attached File |
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Quoted: Use the sideburner on your gas grill. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/103046/1000002137_jpg-3192349.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I will use mine until I can no longer find a newspaper to light it with. Use the sideburner on your gas grill. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/103046/1000002137_jpg-3192349.JPG This is the way |
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Weber makes the best charcoal chimney that I've used. It's larger, has thicker steel, has a heat guard, and has a wire handle to help tip the coals out.
Eta This thread made me think of something. I have a Solo Titan stove. I wonder if getting it going and then placing the charcoal chimney on it would get the coals going faster? |
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I have one, but never use it because I rarely want to ignite all of my charcoal (lump charcoal in a kamado). If I do, I usually use a torch and follow with a cordless leaf blower to get it extremely hot.
If I used a kettle grill frequently, I would probably use it more. |
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My dumbass uncle puts the paper under it, then fills it with charcoal, then covers it in lighter fluid.... And he can't be told different, that you don't need the fluid.
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Quoted: I have one, but never use it because I rarely want to ignite all of my charcoal (lump charcoal in a kamado). If I do, I usually use a torch and follow with a cordless leaf blower to get it extremely hot. If I used a kettle grill frequently, I would probably use it more. View Quote |
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Quoted: I don't get the newspaper and won't go buy one just to use my chimney. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Didn't know it was invented in Corinth. Thats really close to me.
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Quoted: I don't get the newspaper and won't go buy one just to use my chimney. View Quote Junk mail, charcoal bag strips, grocery store sale ads, cotton ball soaked in alcohol or petroleum jelly, paper towel with a bit of oil There's plenty of available ways to light a chimney that doesn't require the newspaper. |
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I use a paper towel with some cooking oil on it at the bottom to light the charcoal. Usually readily available at cookouts/picnics/tailgates.
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I light mine on the side burner of the gas grill.
I made one in Korea from a coffee can and coat hangers. My dad would lighter fluid from 1 to 3 briquettes and put them under the others. |
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I have a small cast iron pot. Fill it with kerosene. Soak charcoal briquettes in the kerosene. One or two will start my lump charcoal.
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Quoted: Use the sideburner on your gas grill. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/103046/1000002137_jpg-3192349.JPG View Quote |
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Polyaromatic hydrocarbons from the zippo fuel, nitrosamines from the bacon, steroids and some more antibiotic resistance from the moo-meat and carcinogenic organics from the Malliard reactions and the burning charcoal oxidation. Welcome to the party Pal!
Oh-I'd like some grilled onions on mine please! Antioxidants FTW!! |
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Lighter fluid is for lighting the brush pile.
It has no place anywhere near your cooking. |
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I use mine all the time for lighting charcoal, but it's also hell on wheels for searing a steak. Light it and let it get good and ripping hot, and I use the grate from my Smokey Joe right on top of the chimney for searing.
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